Hiking Merit Badge & Backpacking Patrol

Temperatures near 90 degrees and humidity to match couldn't deter the intrepid backpack patrol yesterday on the Machickanee Trails. Only one month to go until the Porkies!

Court of Honor Ceremony 6-1-13

Troop 1468 Court of Honor Ceremony - June 1, 2013

Eagle Candidates:

Joseph L'Huillier

Cameron Mattson

Calvin Mattson

There were also Scouts who advanced ranks:

Tenderfoot:

William Blount

Second Class:

Liam Gallagher

First Class:

Liam Gallagher, Levi Mineau

Star:

Cody Bettis, Cole Malke, Joel Haas, William Voelker

Life:

Andre Sanchez

Congratulations to all the Scouts.  You worked hard to accomplish your goals and we're proud of you.

Joseph L'Huillier

Calvin Mattson

Cameron Mattson

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Mountain Bay Trail Cleanup Service Project

Many members of Troop 1468 did a Good Turn by cleaning up our troop's section of the Mountain Bay Trail.

In our Most Interesting or Useful Trash Item competition, the winner is Brad Wigger, who collected a tote bag (which he used to keep picking up trash). Mr. Verba was a close second with his cast iron rail section that he plans to recycle as an anvil...

Jax Camp, May 3-5, 2013

Good weather and good times were on hand for the Voyageur District Spring Camporee at Jax Camp this weekend. Great job with the merit badges, boys!

Campout at Gardner Dam - April 5-7

The calendar may have said it was Spring, but our April campout at Gardner Dam definitely felt like winter! We pitched our tents on bare grass and woke up to 4" of snow, perfect for some unexpected sledding. But, the clouds cleared, the mercury climbed to a balmy mid-30s, and it was time for some baseball as well. Toss in some patrol competitions, a hike in the woods, and lots of good food, and it turned out to be a great campout after all.

This campout was a lesson in why a Scout should always Be Prepared. Definitely one for the memory books! Did I say 4" of snow? I'm pretty sure it was 6...or 8...

Troop Swim Outing

CPR, water rescue, and personal safety were on the agenda at the annual Troop 1468 Swim Outing!

Girl Scout Derby Service Project

Scouts from Troop 1468 dusted off their derby skills by helping out the Howard Suamico Pulaski Service Unit of the Girl Scouts run their "Powderpuff Derby."